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MSU Golfer To Play In The Masters

MSU golfer Jack Newman
Scott Pohl/WKAR
MSU golfer Jack Newman

By Scott Pohl, WKAR Radio News

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East Lansing, MI – East Lansing, MI (WKAR) - The Masters golf tournament tees off Thursday at the legendary Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia.

One of the amateurs invited to play in the first major tournament of the year is Jack Newman, a junior on the Michigan State University golf team. It's the first time a golfer from MSU has qualified to play in the Masters.

WKAR's Scott Pohl reports.


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